USO POPULAR DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS NO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, NORDESTE DO BRASIL

A survey was made of the plant species used in popular medicine in the coastal city of Natal, and the rural city of Santa Cruz, both in the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. Information on the medicinal properties of the plants was obtained from interviews with local residents per...

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Main Authors: VANESSA PEREIRA MOSCA, MARIA IRACEMA BEZERRA LOIOLA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido 2009-01-01
Series:Revista Caatinga
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=237117843033